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Brief video about gene drives, by ETC Group and Swissaid
Gene drive organisms have been greeted with a breathless euphoria by some geneticists, policy-makers and philanthropists. By manipulating the sexual reproductive system of organisms, the promoters of the technology claim they should be able to exterminate some species that are harmful to humans. However, once we look behind the headline-grabbing claims, it becomes clear that the use of this technology could put food systems and humanity at serious risk of irreversible harm.
See the video here:
https://www.swissaid.ch/en/gene-drive-organisms-destructive-and-uncontrollable
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